POSITION: STRATEGIC INFORMATION LEAD -RE-ADVERTISEMENT
LOCATION:
MIGORI COUNTY
REPORTS TO:
STRATEGIC INFORMATION ADVISOR
Job Summary
The SI Lead will manage all monitoring, evaluation and learning and strategic information components of the program. S/he will be responsible for the design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and reporting (MER) systems that document, report and enable timely use of results, as well as strengthen and use relevant national and county reporting systems. S/he will be expected to develop a strong monitoring and evaluation plan consistent with donor’s results framework, including appropriate indicators, baseline assessment plan/ data, targets and plan to evaluate performance and produce timely, accurate and complete reporting.
S/he will be responsible for the design and implementation of the learning agenda, as well as implementing key findings in the program in collaboration with the technical director. S/he will coordinate the collection of data and conduct field visits for data validation, quality, and completeness of data sets. He will be responsible for building the capacity of the supported facilities, county health team and project staff in collecting, utilizing, and disseminate data as well as ensuring harmonization of all data.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Oversee,
implement and monitor all monitoring and evaluation activities for the
program.
- Develop
a robust strategic information approach that can track the immediate and
intermediate effects of program activities, including changes in knowledge,
attitudes, responsiveness, data use and technical assistance demand.
- Design
and implement an M&E system capable of timely tracking performance and
using the data to adjust implementation for optimal performance
- Conduct
training and workshops related to M&E for program, county, sub-county
and facility teams
- Ensure
timely reporting of supported activities to county, MoH and donor through
DHIS2 and DATIM
- Scale
up use of HMIS systems for HIV including eHTS, KenyaEMR
- Work
with PI/PD/Senior Technical Advisor to establish networks for
collaboration between CDC, other stakeholders and donors, academia,
research institutes, and other CDC funded programs in country
- Work
with PI/PD and technical team in developing program goals and objectives
as well as MER tools and strategies and synthesize data to inform the
decisions on project performance
- Provide
regular reports on the status of implementation against the project goals
and objectives to PI, PD, Senior Technical Advisor and CDC and other
program managers as required.
- Collaborate
with the project team in identifying project activities, processes and
outcomes for documentation and sharing lessons learned and best practices
- Collaborate
with MOH M&E department, Health informatics and Data warehouse to
create platform for dialogue, data sharing, and addressing key M&E
issues within MOH
- Strong
understanding of Kenya health information systems, and issues related to
data (e.g. data security; tracking through the cascade etc.) on key and
priority populations
Qualifications:
- Must have a Master’s of Science
in Epidemiology and/or Statistics with 10 years of experience in health
programs, at least 5 of which are with PEPFAR-funded programs and 3 of
which are CDC-funded.
- Proven
expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, evaluation and
implementation research, health information systems, reporting, data
quality assessments, data analysis, and presentation.
- Must have prior experience in capacity
building, such as developing content, planning, and facilitating trainings
and providing technical assistance.
- Preferred
familiarity with adult learning principles/techniques and demonstrated
ability to design and facilitate learning opportunities for adults.
- Proficient
in use of data management and analysis tools and advanced skills in MS
Excel or statistical packages such SAS, SPSS.
How to Apply:
Kindly send your
application that includes a cover letter and an updated CV including names of
three professional referees to CIHEBKENYA_Recruitment@cihebkenya.org on or before 3rd December 2022.
Applicants are advised to include the title “STRATEGIC INFORMATION LEAD “on
the subject line.
The Center for
International Health, Education, and Biosecurity (CIHEB) — Kenya is an equal
opportunity employer.
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
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